Illegal Israeli Settlers Attack A Palestinian Town In Northern West Bank And Destroy Property And Trees

Thursday April 29, 2010 18:38 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

A group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked on Thursday the town of Huwara, in northern West Bank, and destroyed olive trees and property.

The settlers started their attack by setting fire to olive crops owned by the town residents. Later settlers attacked the town public park and destroyed it totally. Before residents managed to force them to leave; the settlers also damaged one home in the town.

The armed settler came from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhak located near Huwara. There are half a million Israeli settlers living in West Bank settlements. According to international all West Bank settlement are illegal.

Outpost settlers uproot 30 olive trees east of Qalqiliya

Published today 12:45 Qalqiliya – Ma'an –

Kafr Qaddum village residents said they woke up to settlers from the Hifat Gilad outpost of the illegal Israeli Qedumin settlement bloc tearing up some 30 olive trees on private lands.

The trees, part of the agricultural land belonging to Saleh Shtewi and his brothers, were torn up at the south-eastern end of the village, abutting the settlement.

Fields in the area had previously been declared a closed military zone, locals said, keeping farmers from planting or harvesting their crops. Some were able to secure special permits during harvest seasons from Israeli authorities, however this did not always guarantee access to groves and orchards if settlers were present in the area.

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